An interview with computing pioneer Doug McIlroy (born 1932) discussing his foundational contributions to Unix and C programming, including writing the first C program 'echo' around 1972 and developing core utilities like diff and sort. The conversation took place during Dartmouth College's 'Binary Fun Week' lecture series.
Background
Doug McIlroy is a pioneering computer scientist who played key roles in creating Unix operating system and C programming language, contributing to many core utilities still used today.
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- Lobsters
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026 at 05:42 PM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10